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Mirandize

US/mɪˈɹændaɪz/

Mirandize verb: to inform someone who has been arrested of their constitutional rights.

Verb

Mirandize (third-person singular simple present Mirandizes, present participle Mirandizing, simple past and past participle Mirandized)

  1. (US, transitive) To inform someone who has been arrested of their constitutional rights.
    • 1981. Television program Hill Street Blues, Season 1, Episode 7, "Film At Eleven".
      Lt. Furillo: Be sure to Mirandize them, Ray.
    • [1997. New York State Bar Journal, "Volume 69"
      We credit Judge John G. Gabbert of California with the first reported usage of "Mirandize" […] ]

Forms of Mirandize

third-person singular presentMirandizes
present participleMirandizing
past participleMirandized
pastMirandized

Origin of Mirandize

From Miranda + -ize. The former refers to the US Supreme Court case Miranda v. Arizona, after Ernesto Miranda.

Words formed from Mirandize

Questions about Mirandize

What does Mirandize mean?
Mirandize means to inform someone who has been arrested of their constitutional rights.
What part of speech is Mirandize?
Mirandize is a verb.
How do you pronounce Mirandize?
Mirandize is pronounced /mɪˈɹændaɪz/ (US).
What is the past tense of Mirandize?
The past tense of Mirandize is Mirandized.

Words near Mirandize in the dictionary

  1. Mirandise
  2. Mirandised
  3. Mirandises
  4. Mirandising
  5. Mirandization
  6. Mirandize
  7. Mirandized
  8. Mirandizes
  9. Mirandizing
  10. Mirando
  11. Mirandos

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